Severus Chart
The tables below are reproductions of the charts found in chapter V of The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982) by T.D. Barnes. Minor stylistic changes have been made to improve consistency.
The tables below are adapted and reproduced with permission from T.D. Barnes, The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982).
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Principal Residence
| Year | Location |
|---|---|
| 305–307 | Milan |
Attested Movements
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 305, May 1 | Invested with the purple by Maximian at Milan | Lactantius, Mort. Pers. 18.12, 19.4, 26.10; Eutropius, Brev. 9.27.2 |
| 306/7, winter | Confers with Galerius, and prepares to march on Rome | Lactantius, Mort. Pers. 26.5 |
| 307, early | Begins his attack from Milan | Zosimus 2.10.1 |
| 307, spring | Advances close to Rome, but is forced to retreat and flees to Ravenna, where he abdicates | Lactantius, Mort. Pers. 26.8 ff.; Eutropius, Brev. 10.2.4; Zosimus 2.10.1 |
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